Metropolitan Community College is hosting its first car show at its Automotive Training Center. The free event, called Cars and Coffee, takes place on Saturday, August 9 and will feature free coffee, live music and tours of the training facility, which opened in 2021.
At a fundraising event on Saturday, The Angels Share Committee, along with Main Street Cellars and Qwest Distributing, raised $270,000 for renovations at Dana Village, a Lutheran Family Services project focused on youth aging out of foster care. Situated on the former Dana College campus in Blair, Dana Village is now a multi-generational community that offers housing as well as other wrap-around services for those young people, like job support and therapy.
After the City View apartment complex was put into receivership in April, local nonprofits like the North Omaha Community Partnership have been helping residents move out and find new homes. The deadline to move out was extended from July 25 to July 31 for residents working with these organizations, which also include Metro Housing Collaborative, ReImagine and the Omaha Housing Authority.
Thanks to the vision of two local moms and their nonprofit Imagine Inclusion, an inclusive playground has opened at Zorinsky Park. Built in partnership with Omaha Parks & Recreation, the playground features a wheelchair-friendly surface and accessible play equipment.